Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + uWhereY = Federal Funds RateX2 = Inflation RateX3 = GDP Growth RateOther interesting variables my include the

S&P 500, Government Deficit, etc.

Federal Reservehttp://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + uWhere Y = The change in the unemployment rateX2 = The growth rate of GDPOther interesting variables may include:

unemployment insurance, government purchases, etc.

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + uWhereY = Personal Consumption ExpendituresX2 = Personal IncomeX3 = Interest RateOther interesting variables may include: S&P

500, or other measures of “wealth”.

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + uWhereY = ImportsX2 = Personal IncomeX3 = Exchange RateOther interesting variables may include: S&P

500, or other measures of “wealth”.

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhere Y = Winning PercentageX2 = PayrollX3 to XK may be variables such as ERA, HR,

etc.

http://www.rodneyfort.com/SportsData/BizFrame.htm

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = SalaryX2 to XK are various measures of

performance, TD, YDS, HR, BA, ERA, etc.

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = The price of a specific stockX3 to XK may be variables such as industry

specific data, the overall stock market, GDP, etc.

http://finance.yahoo.com/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = A measure of Environmental QualityX2 to XK are various measures of potential

environmental stressors.

http://www.yale.edu/esi/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = Total RevenueX3 to XK may be variables such as number of

Academy Awards, “Stars”, Budget, etc.

http://www.imdb.com/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = Oil Price per BarrelX3 to XK may be variables such as U.S. GDP

growth, the value of the dollar, etc.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = Auction Price of RecordX3 to XK may be variables such as: Studio,

Age of Record, # of Bidders, etc.

http://www.popsike.com/

Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + uWhereY = Crime RateX3 to XK may be variables such as Educational

Attainment, Per Capita Income, Unemployment, etc.

U.S. Dept. of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm

NBER: http://www.nber.org/ World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/ IMF: http://www.imf.org/ U.S. Statistical Abstract:

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/ Bureau of Economic Analysis:

http://www.bea.gov/